Social Commentaries
Book VIII, Epigram 63 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
AuLUS is fond of Thestylus, and has no less warmth for Alexis; perhaps now he is fond of my Hyacinthus too. Go, now doubt after that whether my friend Aulus loves the poets themselves, seeing that he loves poets' favourites.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 63 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1048/.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 63 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1048/.
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